The leaf and stem mines of British flies and other insects by Brian Pitkin, Willem Ellis, Colin Plant and Rob Edmunds
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ONONIS. Restharrows. [Fabaceae]

Nine species of Ononis are recorded in Britain. These include the native Small Restharrow (O. reclinata), Common Restharrow (O. repens) and Spiny Restharrow (O. spinosa).

Small Restharrow (O. reclinata) is protected under Schedule 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981.

Only one dipterous miner, the agromyzid Liriomyza cicerina, is recorded on Ononis in Britain.

See MELILOTUS.

Elsewhere the agromyzids Agromyza lathyri, Liriomyza bryoniae, Liriomyza cicerina, Liriomyza congesta, Liriomyza strigata and Ophiomyia ononidis are recorded mining Ononis.

Three non-dipterous miners are recorded on Ononis in Britain.

Non-dipterous miners recorded on Ononis in Britain

Aproaerema anthyllidella (Hübner, 1813) Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae UKMoths   Fauna Europaea
Parectopa ononidis (Zeller, 1839) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae   UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Phyllonorycter insignitella (Zeller, 1846) Lepidoptera: Incurvariidae     Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea


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